The 2004 Academy Award nominations were announced this morning, and for those that care they are as follows:

BEST PICTURE
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
Sideways

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Jamie Foxx, Ray

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening, BEING JULIA
Catalina Sandino Moreno, MARIA FULL OF GRACE
Imelda Staunton, VERA DRAKE
Hilary Swank, MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Kate Winslet, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Alda, THE AVIATOR
Thomas Haden Church, SIDEWAYS
Jamie Foxx, COLLATERAL
Morgan Freeman, MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Clive Owen, CLOSER

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Cate Blanchett, THE AVIATOR
Laura Linney, KINSEY
Virginia Madsen, SIDEWAYS
Sophie Okonedo, HOTEL RWANDA
Natalie Portman, CLOSER

DIRECTING
Clint Eastwood, MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Taylor Hackford, RAY
Mike Leigh, VERA DRAKE
Alexander Payne, SIDEWAYS
Martin Scorsese, THE AVIATOR

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Incredibles
Shark Tale
Shrek 2

The full list of awards is available here.

The Academy Awards nominees were announced today, and are as follows:

Best Picture
Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Lost In Translation
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
Mystic River
Seabiscuit

Best Director
Clint Eastwood (Mystic River)
Fernando Meirelles (City of God)
Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
Peter Weir (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)
Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation)

Best Actor
Ben Kingsley (House Of Sand And Fog)
Bill Murray (Lost In Translation)
Johnny Depp (Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl)
Jude Law (Cold Mountain)
Sean Penn (Mystic River)

Best Actress
Charlize Theron (Monster)
Diane Keaton (Something’s Gotta Give)
Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider)
Naomi Watts (21 Grams)
Samantha Morton (In America)

Best Supporting Actor
Alec Baldwin (The Cooler)
Benicio Del Toro (21 Grams)
Djimon Hounsou (In America)
Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai)
Tim Robbins (Mystic River)

Best Supporting Actress
Holly Hunter (Thirteen)
Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River)
Patricia Clarkson (Pieces Of April)
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